Shows · Funny Girl (2022 Revival)
Funny Girl (2022 Revival)
Opened 2022
476 performances
Revival, Contemporary
Fanny Brice, an awkward but enormously talented girl from the Lower East Side, rises from amateur nights to become the greatest comedienne in the Ziegfeld Follies. Her spectacular career is shadowed by her tumultuous marriage to charming but reckless gambler Nick Arnstein, whose criminal dealings and wounded pride ultimately destroy their relationship.
- Music
- Jule Styne
- Lyrics
- Bob Merrill
- Book
- Isobel Lennart, revised by Harvey Fierstein
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Concord Theatricals FUNNY GIRL listed in the licensor's own catalogue |
Funny Girl is a musical with score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and book by Isobel Lennart, that first opened on Broadway in 1964. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. Barbra Streisand starred in the original Broadway musical, produced by Brice's son-in-law Ray Stark. The production received eight nominations at the 18th Tony Awards. The original cast recording of Funny Girl was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004. A Broadway revival opened April 24, 2022, starring Beanie Feldstein as Brice and Ramin Karimloo as Arnstein. Lea Mich…
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